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Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2017
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |
Earned insurance premiums | $ 3.3 | $ 2.4 | $ 9.7 | $ 6.6
Net investment income | 13.4 | 12.2 | 44.9 | 39.7
Net realized and unrealized investment (losses) gains | 66.1 | 32.5 | 22.9 | 102.5
Commission revenues | 112.2 |  | 278.6 | 103.9
Other revenue | 3.7 | 1.6 | 7.0 | 7.1
Total revenues | 198.7 | 87.5 | 363.1 | 259.8
Insurance acquisition expenses | 1.2 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 3.0
Other underwriting expenses | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3
Cost of sales | 62.9 |  | 182.0 | 88.7
General and administrative and other expenses | 68.5 | 41.7 | 174.6 | 156.1
Broker commission expense | 10.9 |  | 17.5 |
Amortization | 7.4 | 2.4 | 12.9 | 7.3
Interest expense | 3.4 | 0.9 | 6.0 | 1.8
Total expenses | 154.4 | 79.1 | 397.2 | 257.2
Pre-tax income (loss) | $ 44.3 | $ 8.4 | $ (34.1) | $ 2.6
MediaAlpha |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |
Percentage of advertising revenue | 30.00% | 32.00% | 31.00% | 29.00%
HG Global-BAM | HG Global-BAM |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |
Earned insurance premiums | $ 3.3 | $ 2.4 | $ 9.7 | $ 6.6
Net investment income | 4.8 | 3.3 | 12.5 | 8.9
Net realized and unrealized investment (losses) gains | (4.1) | 0.8 | (14.4) | 3.2
Commission revenues | 0.0 |  | 0.0 | 0.0
Other revenue | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.8
Total revenues | 4.2 | 6.7 | 8.6 | 19.5
Insurance acquisition expenses | 1.2 | 0.9 | 3.9 | 3.0
Other underwriting expenses | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3
Cost of sales | 0.0 |  |  | 0.0
General and administrative and other expenses | 11.3 | 10.6 | 36.5 | 31.5
Broker commission expense | 0.0 |  | 0.0 |
Amortization | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Interest expense | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 0.0
Total expenses | 12.6 | 11.6 | 40.7 | 34.8
Pre-tax income (loss) | (8.4) | (4.9) | (32.1) | (15.3)
NSM Holding Co LLC | NSM Holding Co LLC |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |
Earned insurance premiums | 0.0 |  | 0.0 |
Net investment income | 0.0 |  | 0.0 |
Net realized and unrealized investment (losses) gains | 0.0 |  | 0.0 |
Commission revenues | 36.6 |  | 59.2 | 0.0
Other revenue | 3.1 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0.0
Total revenues | 39.7 | 0.0 | 63.2 | 0.0
Insurance acquisition expenses | 0.0 |  | 0.0 |
Other underwriting expenses | 0.0 |  | 0.0 |
Cost of sales | 0.0 |  | 0.0 |
General and administrative and other expenses | 25.8 | 0.0 | 37.9 | 0.0
Broker commission expense | 10.9 | 0.0 | 17.5 | 0.0
Amortization | 5.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0.0
Interest expense | 3.2 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 0.0
Total expenses | 44.9 | 0.0 | 65.2 | 0.0
Pre-tax income (loss) | (5.2) |  | (2.0) |
MediaAlpha | MediaAlpha |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |
Earned insurance premiums | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 0.0
Net investment income | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 0.0
Net realized and unrealized investment (losses) gains | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 0.0
Commission revenues | 74.5 | 37.9 | 216.4 | 101.2
Other revenue | 0.0 |  | 1.6 | 0.0
Total revenues | 74.5 | 37.9 | 218.0 | 101.2
Insurance acquisition expenses | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 0.0
Other underwriting expenses | 0.0 | 0.0 |  | 0.0
Cost of sales | 61.8 | 32.2 | 179.1 | 86.0
General and administrative and other expenses | 5.4 | 3.8 | 21.2 | 10.7
Broker commission expense | 0.0 |  | 0.0 |
Amortization | 2.4 | 2.3 | 7.8 | 7.2
Interest expense | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.6
Total expenses | 69.8 | 38.4 | 209.0 | 104.5
Pre-tax income (loss) | 4.7 | (0.5) | 9.0 | (3.3)
Other | Other Segment |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |
Earned insurance premiums | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
Net investment income | 8.6 | 8.9 | 32.4 | 30.8
Net realized and unrealized investment (losses) gains | 70.2 | 31.7 | 37.3 | 99.3
Commission revenues | 1.1 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 2.7
Other revenue | 0.4 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 6.3
Total revenues | 80.3 | 42.9 | 73.3 | 139.1
Insurance acquisition expenses | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
Other underwriting expenses | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
Cost of sales | 1.1 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 2.7
General and administrative and other expenses | 26.0 | 27.3 | 79.0 | 113.9
Broker commission expense | 0.0 |  | 0.0 |
Amortization | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1
Interest expense | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 1.2
Total expenses | 27.1 | 29.1 | 82.3 | 117.9
Pre-tax income (loss) | $ 53.2 | 13.8 | $ (9.0) | $ 21.2
Advertising and Commission Revenue |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |
Commission revenues |  | 38.8 |  |
Advertising and Commission Revenue | HG Global-BAM | HG Global-BAM |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |
Commission revenues |  | 0.0 |  |
Service |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |
Cost of sales |  | 33.1 |  |
Service | HG Global-BAM | HG Global-BAM |  |  |  |
Segment reporting information |  |  |  |
Cost of sales |  | $ 0.0 |  |

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